Red Sand Festival & Patreksfjörður (1:3)

WORK/PROJECT: SEEDS volunteers will be working this year once again with the local municipality in Patreksfjörður, in the West Fjords. SEEDS has been working in the municipality for the last 8 years in different projects.

In this project volunteers will partly be working in Rauðisandur (Red Sand). Volunteers will be working with a music festival which will take place during this workcamp. Volunteers will prepare the area for the festival, put up decorations, put up a bonfire and clean up the area before, during and after the festival. The festival takes place between July 3 and 6. More information can be found at www.raudasandurfestival.is

Other tasks might include beautifying the area around Patreksfjörður.

The working plan will be flexible and it will depend on the needs of our local host and the advance of the diverse projects in the area as well as weather conditions.

The weather conditions in Iceland are unpredictable, be prepared to experience all kinds of weather and be sure of bringing warm clothing since most of the work will take place outdoors.

ACCOMMODATION: SEEDS volunteers will sleep in tents during the time in Rauðisandur and there will be access to a big grill to cook on. Please bring your own sleeping bag.

Food supplies will be provided by the host. Volunteers will share the duties of cooking and cleaning.

Do not forget some traditional/typical food from your home country for an international evening.

LOCATION: The West Fjords are among the most breathtakingly beautiful places in Iceland, with its high mountains and dramatic fjords cutting deep into the landscape.

Although the locals here are great, it is the nature that attracts visitors. For understandable reasons as well: it is untouched and almost uninhabited. The cliffs and valleys are packed with birds, the uninhabited fjords offer a moment of silence and tranquillity, and the Arctic fox proudly roams the mountains and inlets. The waterfalls are high and the streams pure. The distances are long and the fjords are deep. And then there are places where there are no roads at all.

Patreksfjörður is a typical fishing village with a population of about 800. The town is located on the shores in the south of the West Fjords and is surrounded by mountains that offer endless opportunities to enjoy nature and wilderness during all seasons.

In this area is the beautiful Red Sand, which is a 10km long beach with red sand. The beach is the biggest pearl in a string of coves with sand ranging in colours from white through yellow through red to black, and in coarseness from very fine to sole-hurting chips of seashells.

LANGUAGE: English will be the language in the camp; basic conversational skills are needed.

TERMINAL: Closest international Airport: Keflavík/Reykjavík (KEF). Bus station: Central Reykjavík (BSÍ).

SEEDS organises the “minibus option”, a shared transport from Reykjavík to the camp site and vice versa. Apart from being cheaper and more convenient, it allows volunteers to meet fellow campers and have a relaxed trip, while stopping on the way for interesting and tourist sites.

EXTRAS / SPECIAL REMARKS: Participation fee EUR 180 (Euros). Please note that these fees are to be paid to SEEDS on arrival in either Euros or Icelandic krónas.

Volunteers should have a motivation for working outdoors and be prepared to experience different kinds of weather. Volunteers will also get to participate in the festival events.

There are countless opportunities to discover the area by foot or to hike the surroundings. Our hosting partner will organise free time activities in the area; for instance visiting the local swimming pool in Patreksfjörður. 

AGE: 18+